Operation Avalanche was the allied invasion of Italy at Salerno during World War II and is known as "The Forgotten D-Day".

The D-Day invasion took place on June 6, 1944, nearly a year before Germany unconditionally surrendered during World War II. A sign outside Trinity Church, New York City, inviting worshipers to ...

Mer, where thousands of troops came ashore on D-Day on June 6, 1944. A local police spokesperson said ‘the driver hit ...

On 6 June 1944 the Allies launched the biggest air and seaborne invasion in history, codenamed Operation Neptune (part of the larger Operation Overlord) and commonly referred to as D-Day.

An exhibition recreating D-Day and the Normandy Landings in yarn has been cancelled due to safety concerns and a lack of ...

A knitted exhibition has been called off due to a lack of space and safety concerns as visitor numbers expected to grow.

A woman has been arrested after a car crashed into a British World War II memorial in France ... where thousands of troops came ashore on D-Day on June 6, 1944. The tank on display was part ...

Plans are under way to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day in a town where thousands of troops departed to take part in the Allied invasion. Troops set off from Weymouth Harbour as they ...

World War II begins. May: As Germany marches into Belgium ... and descends into enemy territory. June 6: D-Day. Over 160,000 Allied troops and 30,000 vehicles are landed along a 50-mile stretch ...

Every now and then a few would get up, run forward and fall flat again. My first shell came whistling in and I hit the sand to help. Field Director, American Red Cross D-Day. 80 years later, it brings ...